Midland Hotel is recreated in Lego

With its Edwardian red brick exterior, grand arches and flags flying out front, it's easy to recognise this Mancunian architectural treasure - only the Midland Hotel pictured here is made out of Lego. Model makers have used 11,126 bricks over a six-week period to painstakingly recreate the iconic Grade II listed building.

Construction worker Alex Bidolak from Oldham examines a model of the Midland Hotel at the new Legoland at Barton Square.

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With its Edwardian red brick exterior, grand arches and flags flying out front, it's easy to recognise this Mancunian architectural treasure - only the Midland Hotel pictured here is made out of Lego.

Model makers have used 11,126 bricks over a six-week period to painstakingly recreate the iconic Grade II listed building.

The hotel came out on top of an online vote by M.E.N. readers for landmark buildings that should be included in a new Lego attraction in the Trafford Centre.

Blackpool Tower and Manchester Cathedral will also feature after coming second and third in the poll – which also included Beetham Tower, Urbis and the Museum of Science and Industry.

Mike Magrane, general manager at The Midland, said: "We were delighted to find out that Manchester Evening News readers consider The Midland to be a landmark representative of the north west.

"The hotel opened back in 1903 and has become a major part of the north west’s history and heritage.

"Over the years The Midland has seen the Beatles thrown out of its French restaurant, it has hosted both the Labour and Conservative party political conferences and was also the place where Charles Stewart Rolls and Henry Royce shook on their partnership to found Rolls Royce.

The mini Midland was built by the Lego Master Model Builders in Windsor, Berkshire, and is as faithful to the original hotel as possible.

It will feature in the Miniland display at the Trafford Centre's £7.5m Legoland Discovery Centre, due to open on March 22.

Neil Crittenden, general manager of the discovery centre, said: "We wanted to make sure that the people of the north west were involved with choosing what is featured in the attraction.

"The Midland is a stunning building and it will be a real challenge for our Master Model Builders to recreate. I can’t wait to see the final model."